At the turn of the 20th century, urban amusement parks were a popular form of communal...
Twin Cities Area
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Earlier this week I visited the Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College in Bloomington. The...
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Wilder Public Baths
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Robbinsdale Library
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Swinford Townhomes
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
District #28 School in Ramsey
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Saint Paul Hotel
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Greater Minnesota
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
The Free Public Library in Hutchinson, Minnesota, was first organized in 1874 by early settlers of...
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
The Freemasons organized a lodge in Clearwater, Minnesota in 1858 that became known as Masonic...
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Florence Town Hall
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
District 48 School Near Delano
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Finding The Past In Swatara
State Theater In Hutchinson
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
The Le Sueur Theater
Historic Franconia
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Welcome to Hanska
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Taylor House In Le Sueur
The Old School In Wolverton
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Little Falls Depot
The Almelund Creamery
Moderne New Ulm Library
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Endion Depot In Duluth
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Visiting Golden Gate
The Little Marais Inn
Welcome To Dotson
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Ruins of Sawyer School
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Bend in the River Regional Park
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The Duluth Homestead Project
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Exploring Sandstone
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Hanover Bridge
The Church of the Holy Cross
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
District 6 School in New Sweden
Enter Marlon Brando
Historic Wasioja
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
The Milford Monument
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Meyer School In St Augusta
Hollywood Town Hall
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Welcome To Old Wadena
Green Lake Mounds
Jordan Brewery Complex
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Lost Highway 61
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Welcome To Cobden
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The End of the Line in Currie
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Moving Old Hibbing
Exploring Ottawa
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Oxford Mill Ruin
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Red Wing Iron Works
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Endion School In Duluth
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Old Brewery In Preston
Remembering Quadna Resort
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Dead Good Walks
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Glader cemetery is located on a hill overlooking South Center Lake in Lindström. It is the oldest...
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
When I arrived at the Medo Central Cemetery, I didn’t know much about the history of the area...
Maple Hill Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Chester Township Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Golden Gate Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Edith Robbins was the eldest daughter of Robbinsdale’s founder Andrew B. Robbins. She...
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Clarence R. Magney was born on January 11, 1883 and spent his childhood in the St. Croix River...
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Roadtrips
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
These two warehouses in Superior, Wisconsin are pretty popular places to photograph. After...
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The East Arcadia Roller Mill is located on the southern bank of Turton Creek near Arcadia...
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Welcome to Heaton
Winter At The Lamar School
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Discovering Wisconsin Point
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Punished Woman’s Lake
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Article Archive
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Carnegie Library In Watertown